Minqin honeydew melon is a geographical indication protected product.
Minqin honeydew melon is produced in Minqin County, Gansu Province. It has a planting history of more than 50 years, and its product quality is superior to similar products from other places.
Shoucheng Township, Minqin County, Gansu Province, is famous throughout the country for its production of Yellow River honeydew melons, white melons and tulips. It has a planting history of more than 50 years and a planting area of ??15,000 acres. The quality of its products is superior to similar products from other places. The sugar content of Huanghe Melon and White Melon is as high as 18%. They adopt pollution-free cultivation technology. In 1995, they were rated as "Chinese Time-honored Products" by the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Internal Trade, and were designated as national special melon production bases. It won the gold medal at the 1999 World Expo in Kunming, Yunnan, so it is known as the land of melons. The Yellow River honeydew melons and white melons produced in Shuangsheng Township are famous for their thick flesh, pure color, and sweet taste. They are popular for relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, and appetizing. They are also popular for their large size, thick skin, and resistance to transportation. The output of the township can be Up to 80 million kilograms. It is launched in early July every year and sold all over the country.
Minqin County is located in the northeast of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, on the lower reaches of the Shiyang River, between the Tengger and Badain Jaran Deserts, with simple folk customs and convenient transportation. The vast sandy soil, unique climate conditions, advanced cultivation technology, and years of accumulated planting experience have cultivated the comprehensive qualities of Minqin honeydew melons with jade-like flesh, sweet and mellow aroma, long aftertaste, easy storage and transportation, and good commercial properties. Minqin is the hometown of Lanzhou white melon and "Gansu honeydew melon". Its products are exported to major and medium-sized cities in China and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions.
In recent years, the Minqin County Party Committee and County Government have focused on cultivating advantageous and characteristic industries, strengthening and expanding Minqin honeydew melon industry, and making its production tend to be "characteristic, standardized, branded, and industrialized" ". Minqin County has become the largest thick-skinned melon producing area in Gansu, and the National Trademark Office has registered the geographical trademark "Minqin Honeydew Melon". "Minqin honeydew" series products mainly include Huanghe honeydew, Yujinxiang, Yindi, Ganmibao, Yinfeng, etc. Their meat is tender and juicy, has an aromatic smell, high sugar content, excellent quality, elegant flavor and durability. Stored and transported, it is an excellent product for quenching thirst and relieving heat. Among them, "Yellow River Honey" has won the title of "Chinese Time-honored Brand" product and the Quality Agricultural Products Award of the Gansu Provincial Department of Agriculture. It passed the national green food certification in 2003; in 2006, it won the third prize of "Beijing Olympics Recommended Fruit Products". In the 2007 Beijing Olympics recommended fruit and Chinese famous fruit selection activities, Minqin honeydew melon series once again won many awards, among which Ganmibao won the first prize, Tianxiangmi and Jinhongbao won the second prize, and Silver Emperor won the third prize. .
The protected origins of Minqin honeydew melon geographical indication products include Donghu Town, Xiqu Town, Shuangsheng Township, Hongshaliang Township, Quanshan Town, Datan Township, Shuangciko Township, Minqin County, Gansu Province, 14 towns including Dongba Town, Jiahe Township, Suwu Township, Sanlei Town, Dam Township, Xuebai Township, and Changning Township currently have administrative areas under their jurisdiction.